Mechanism of Action of Acupotomy in Inhibiting Chondrocyte Apoptosis in Rabbits with KOA through the PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway

<div>TUNEL (green fluorescence) staining of knee joint chondrocytes. A, a: healthy control group; B, b: placebo group; C, c: acupotomy group; D, d: drug group; a, b, c, d: enlarged views of the red boxes in A, B, C, and D, respectively. The scale is 100 <i>μ</i>m in A, B, C, and D and 20 <i>μ</i>m in a, b, c, and d.</div>

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Figure 4: Mechanism of Action of Acupotomy in Inhibiting Chondrocyte Apoptosis in Rabbits with KOA through the PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway 